Fence-post.



F. T. CHERRY.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED N0v,2c,1907.

M5 Patend Nom-3,1908.

-provision of 'cnrs FON fr. c nEnnY, OF TEXARKANA, Texas.

linnen-roer.

Specicatioii of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. e, ieee.

Application led November 26, 1907. Serial No. li03,97".

' Toall whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that I, FON T. CHERRY, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Texan kane, in the county of Bowie, .State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts.; and I do hereby declare the followiiw to be a full, clear, and exact description ofa the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

` This invention relates 'to fence posts and has for its object to provide 'a post which when driven into placein the ground will be stable and firm. y

More specically, the novelty lies in the an improved form of base for the post, the base being sconstructed that it will spread or expandwhen the post is driven into the ground and 4in this manner securely and firmly hold the post in place.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is n front elevation ofthe post, Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewthrough the post ltaken in a. line with the slit formed in the base, and, Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View through the upper end'of the post looking in an upward direction.

As shown in the drawings, the post and its base are integral and the post is comprised of a pair of wings 5 and tudinal or vertical edlges of the back of the post which is indicate by the numeral 7, the said win s being extended at right angles to the said` ack, as clearly shown in the drawings. Formed in the wing 5 is a plurality of slots 8 which are directed downwardly at an angle from the free edge of the said wing and terminating in a recurvatc ortion 9, the wing 6 bein provided with similar slots 1() which are, iowever, extended upwardly at an angle from the free edge thereof. lIn other words, the `two wings `are provided with a plurality of slots and the slots in the two winds are directed oppositely ordmcre ownspecifically stated, those of one wingr -wardly and those of the other wing u wardly. The fence wires are indicated y 6 formed at the longi-v the numeral 11 and these wires are engaged in the opposed slots Of the two wings and 6 and afterwards stretched, they being held against disengagement from said slots by reason Of the relative location of the slots and their peculiar formation.

At its lower end, the post proper is formed integral withal base 12 which is hollow and lcylindrical in form and has 'its upper end closed as at 13 the lower end of the post beingl formed integral with the said upper end 13. It will thus be seven that I have provided a fence post having a hollow cylindrical base closed at its upper end and having its lower end Openedamd presented downwardly. In Order that the base may spread or expand when driven into the ground, it is formed with a slit 14 which extends vertically and opens through its lower edge, the upper end of the slit terminatingjustshort of the upper closed end of the said hase.

A lFrom the foregoing vention it will 'be understood that when the description of my in-v post is driven into the ground. its split cyy lindrical'base` will be expanded to a greater or less degree and this will serve tO hold the said. post against withdrawal from the ground providing also for a greater base area and consequently for a firmer support.

All three wings of the ost are increased in thiclmess in an upward) direction from a point adjacent theirupper ends to their said .upper ends as indicated at 15, the thickened portions being merged to form a convex hea-d 16 toreeeive the blows necessary to sink the post `in the ground.

What is. claimed, is A ipost provided with an integral base, the' said base being hollow and being formed with a slit which opens through its lower end and extends substantially throughout its entire length.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

F. T. CHERRY.

Witnesses:

' Z. D. BELL,

LIONEL A. GRAHAM. 

